Crypton Future Media, the company famous for producing and selling Vocaloids, organized an event called Snow Miku 2014 and matched it with the duration of the 65th Sapporo Snow Festival held in Sapporo, Hokkaido from Feb. 5 (Wed) to 11 (Tue).
Animax Carnival Malaysia 2014 will be held from March 29-30. Sign ups to participate in the Animax Cosplay Competition to be held on the 30th are currently taking place.
The first chapter in the *Persona 3* movie released last November and had a favorable run. Now, things are finally starting to pick up for the release of Chapter 2 this summer.
Director Isshin Inudo, who is known as a big name in the world of adolescent movies for his works *Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish* and *Yellow Tears*, is challenging himself with overseeing a manga project.
"*Thunderbolt* is a true example of how incorporating Hollywood-style mecha designs in a Japanese manga can really set it apart. By changing the approach in this way, I realized that there’s still a lot of originality that can come out of *Gundam*, even now."
On Feb. 14, Fujimi Shobo announced on its official site that an anime project for *Trinity Seven: 7-Nin no Mahoutsukai* (story: Kenji Saito, illustrations: Akinari Nao), the popular manga currently being serialized in *Monthly Dragon Age* run by the same company, is underway.
On Feb. 13, Nippon Ichi Software released a promotional video for its PlayStation 3 game *Harem Tengoku da to Omottara Yandere Jigoku Datta* to release on April 24.
The exhibit “Kikilala × Care Bears Exhibit” will open at Shibuya Parco from Apr 4 in commemoration of the collaboration between popular Sanrio characters Little Twin Stars (Kikilala) and US born characters Care Bears.
The first one-man exhibit for Takashi Takeuchi, the man behind the visuals of *Kara no Kyōkai*, has been decided on. “Picture Exhibit: Kara no Kyōkai” will be held at Pixiv Zingaro in Nagano, Tokyo beginning on March 20.
*Hakuōki the Movie: Chapter 2: Shikon Sōkyū* will have a countrywide roadshow release on March 8. With less than a month to go until the release, many fans are likely wondering about this movie’s all-new story.